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Anime Expo 2025 KADOKAWA Official Merchandise Details

Including items from Delicious in Dungeon, New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT, Bungo Stray Dogs, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-,【OSHI NO KO】, The Summer Hikaru Died, OVERLORD:The Sacred Kingdom and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian. ― June 18, 2025 (Tokyo, Japan): KADOKAWA Corporation announced the list of official merchandise at Anime Expo 2025 (to be held at the Los Angeles ...
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Cosmic Censorship Volume 1 Manga Review

Confusion works decently well to keep readers on their toes, although if you like to fully understand what's going on at any given time, this may not be the book for you. ― According to the dictionary, a “censor” is, among other things, a wartime official who reads all communications to delete classified or dangerous information. That's not too far off from the way we more typically see “censor” and ...
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Leviathan Anime Series Review

Leviathan is a poignant and moving war story in a time when we need tales that shine bright through the darkness. ― Around this time last year, Netflix announced that it would be home to the next project from Studio Orange (Trigun Stampede, Beastars) and Qubic Pictures (Eden), Leviathan—an anime adaptation of the alternate history World War I novel trilogy written by Scott Westerfeld and illustrated ...
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BLACK BLOOD Manga Review

If you are or have ever been a connoisseur of the clang-clang, rest assured that Kuku gets it, and has provided a book that delivers. ― The surface-level selling points of a story can often be all it needs. The premise of Hayate Kuku's BLACK BLOOD certainly lends itself to the potential of denser themes: the nature of the human soul, the validity of suppressed and manipulated emotions that make peopl...
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Best New K-Comics to Read in June

Horror, self-aware isekai, and of course, romance - it's all here in our June K-Comics roundup. Come find your next read! ― June is traditionally the month of blushing brides, but that's not the case in the webtoon sphere – for some reason, there's a plethora of divorce comics premiering! Aiming for the Alimony, The Dukedom's Men Interfere with the Divorce, Leave Your Divorce to a Professional Lawyer...
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Once Upon a Witch's Death Anime Series Review

This story about an improbably cheerful witch under a deadly curse is hampered by dull early episodes and a cliffhanger which may not be resolved, but it's still enjoyable and worthwhile. ― In Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service, the plucky title witch no sooner turned thirteen than she left home to make a living in a faraway town. Kiki, though, had it easy compared to Meg Raspberry, the heroine...
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Senpai is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate Volume 1 Manga Review

This is the sort of series I fully expect to see evolve over its ten-volume run. It’s as much about learning comfort levels and respect as it is about learning who it is you are or want to be. Note: I will be using he/him pronouns in this review, since as of this volume, that's what Makoto uses. Gender can be a performance. Because of socially mandated gender norms, that's true even if you identify...
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Haibara's Teenage New Game+ Novels Have Anime in the Works

Series inspired vertical comic adaptation June 2023 ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Hobby Japan's HJ Bunko imprint announced on Tuesday that Kazuki Amamiya's Haibara's Teenage New Game+ (Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game) light novel series has an anime adaptation in the works. J-Novel Club publishes the series in English and describes the story: We all have embarrassing memor...
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Eleceed Webtoon Gets TV Anime in 2026 at DandeLion Animation Studio

Honey Lemon Soda's Hiroshi Nishikiori directs anime; anime will have panel at AX on July 6 ― Amuse Creative Studio announced on Tuesday that the webtoon series ELECEED is getting a television anime adaptation in 2026. Author Jeho Son (Noblesse) and artist ZHENA shared a congratulatory message and illustration, respectively. Son stated: It feels like a dream to finally share the news that ELECEED is g...
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Boys-Love Light Anime Label Balloon Launches with TV Anime in 2026

Label to adapt Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! isekai story ― Publishing and anime production company Imagica Infos announced on Sunday it has joined with Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), Cybird, and Blue Rights to form the boys love label Balloon. The label's first project is a "light anime" adaptation of Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! (In Order to ...

The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen Anime Gets 2nd Season

1st season aired in July 2023 ― The official website for the television anime of Tenichi and Suzunosuke's The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu.) light novel series announced on Monday that the anime will have a second season. Suzunosuke drew the below illustration to celebrate the announcement....

I Left My A-Rank Party TV Anime Gets 2nd Season

1st season ended in 24th episode on Sunday ― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Sunday that the television anime of Kōsuke Unagi's I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) light novel series is getting a second season. The first season aired its 24th and final episode on Sunday. The...

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The Great Dr. STONE Battle Craft X Giveaway Week 2 Winners

Announcing 3 more winners of the $100 Dr. Stone prizes! Did you win? ― Dr. STONE Needs you! We are calling on all Dr. STONE fans to mobilize and support the official Dr. STONE Battlecraft X account (@dsbc_staff_en). 18 people who heed this call to arms will be rewarded with their choice of one US$100 prize package from the list below. Every week Dr. STONE Battlecraft will send out a new X post to mob...

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Voice Actors Shizuka Ishigami, Kohei Yanagi Reveal Marriage, Pregnancy

Voices of Nukitashi's Nanase, Junnosuke post joint messages ― Voice actors Shizuka Ishigami and Kohei Yanagi (who happen to co-star in Nukitashi the Animation as Nanase Katagiri and Junnosuke Tachibana, respectively) announced they had married and are expecting their first child on their respective X (formerly Twitter) accounts on Monday. Ishigami stated, “[Kohei] is a very caring person who always ...
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Crunchyroll to Stream Mr. Osomatsu Season 4, Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Season 2, Tougen Anki Anime

Uglymug, Epicfighter, Yamishibai season 15 also stream ― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream the Mr. Osomatsu season 4, Puniru is a Kawaii Slime season 2, Tougen Anki, Uglymug, Epicfighter, and Yamishibai season 15. Crunchyroll's stream for the fourth season of the Mr. Osomatsu anime will debut on July 8 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. The stream will be available in North America, Central Americ...
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Anime Expo 2025 KADOKAWA Official Merchandise Details

Including items from Delicious in Dungeon, New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT, Bungo Stray Dogs, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-,【OSHI NO KO】, The Summer Hikaru Died, OVERLORD:The Sacred Kingdom and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian. ― June 18, 2025 (Tokyo, Japan): KADOKAWA Corporation announced the list of official merchandise at Anime Expo 2025 (to be held at the Los Angeles ...
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D3Publisher Reveals Yuke's' Full Metal Schoolgirl Game

Game launches for PS5, Switch 2, PC via Steam, Epic Games Store on October 23 ― D3Publisher revealed on Tuesday that developer Yuke's is developing a new game titled Full Metal Schoolgirl that will launch on PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on October 23. D3Publisher describes the game: Set in the year 2089, Full Metal Schoolgirl throws players into a dystopian Japan whe...
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Voice Actress Atsumi Tanezaki Reduces Workload Due to Health

SPY x FAMILY/Frieren cast member has been following medical professionals' guidance since last year ― The Haikyō cooperative announced on Tuesday that voice actress Atsumi Tanezaki is limiting some of her work activities due to health. Haikyō explained that she had been continuing to work under the guidance of medical professionals since last year, but she decided her recovery must take precedence fo...
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New Live-Action Street Fighter Film Casts David Dastmalchian as M. Bison

Live-action One Piece's Mr. 3 actor joins 50 Cent, Callina Liang, Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, Roman Reigns, Orville Peck ― The Deadline entertainment industry news source reported on Tuesday that Legendary Entertainment's new live-action film of CAPCOM's Street Fighter fighting game series has cast David Dastmalchian as the antagonist M. Bison. Dastmalchian starred in the horror film Lat...
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Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl Anime's Short Video Previews Ending Song

Sally Amaki as Lily Baker performs ending song "Amusing Flavor" ― The official website of Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl, the television anime of Hirokazu Yasuhara's Game Center Shо̄jo to Ibunka Kо̄ryū manga, started streaming a short promotional video on Tuesday. The video previews the anime's ending theme song "Amusing Flavor" by the character Lily Baker, as voiced by Sally Amaki. The an...
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The New Prince of Tennis Manga to End Within a Year

Creator Takeshi Konomi marks original manga's 26th anniversary, plans sequel's end after 16 years ― The Prince of Tennis manga creator Takeshi Konomi posted on Tuesday that he plans to end the serialization of The New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama) manga within a year. His post commemorated the 26th anniversary of the original Prince of Tennis manga, and he noted that The New Prince of Te...

Crunchyroll's German Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show Subtitles Lists 'ChatGPT'

Dialogue line's subtitles begin with "ChatGPT said:" ― Crunchyroll began streaming the Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show anime on Tuesday, and its German subtitles include the line "ChatGPT said:Wenn ich die Welt von hier an weiter genießen kann," at the 19:12 mark in the first episode: This prefix listing Open AI's generative AI chatbot does not appear in the same scene in the subtitles for the...
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Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express CG Anime Casts Yukari Tamura

Tamura also sings as famous idol Minami Minase in anime premiering on Thursday ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of animator Yōhei Kameyama's Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express (Ginga Tokkyū Milky☆Subway), a sequel to his Milky☆Highway CG anime short, revealed on Tuesday that Yukari Tamura will voice Minami Minase, a famous idol, in the anime. The anime's staff posted a video of the...
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Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power Anime's Teaser Reveals Staff, 2026 Debut

Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four's Michio Fukuda helms series at CompTown ― Pony Canyon revealed the first teaser promotional video, key visual, main staff, and the 2026 premiere for the television anime of Nazuna Miki's Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power (Kizoku Tensei: Megumareta Umare kara Saikyō no Chikara o Eru) light novel series, on Tuesday....
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Cosmic Censorship Volume 1 Manga Review

Confusion works decently well to keep readers on their toes, although if you like to fully understand what's going on at any given time, this may not be the book for you. ― According to the dictionary, a “censor” is, among other things, a wartime official who reads all communications to delete classified or dangerous information. That's not too far off from the way we more typically see “censor” and ...
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Detectives These Days Are Crazy! #1 [rate]
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Anime Expo 2025 KADOKAWA Official Merchandise Details

Including items from Delicious in Dungeon, New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT, Bungo Stray Dogs, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-,【OSHI NO KO】, The Summer Hikaru Died, OVERLORD:The Sacred Kingdom and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian. ― June 18, 2025 (Tokyo, Japan): KADOKAWA Corporation announced the list of official merchandise at Anime Expo 2025 (to be held at the Los Angeles ...
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Witch Watch ‒ Episode 13

With how much of a violent bad boy he is, you might be asking how Wolf fits into the show's usual comedy, and the answer is: beautifully.
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Rent-A-Girlfriend #37 [rate]
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One Piece ‒ Episode 1134

Kuma’s flashback illustrates one of the many unique strengths that this series has over others: the ability to hint at an idea and wait to deliver on it for decades.
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Leviathan Anime Series Review

Leviathan is a poignant and moving war story in a time when we need tales that shine bright through the darkness. ― Around this time last year, Netflix announced that it would be home to the next project from Studio Orange (Trigun Stampede, Beastars) and Qubic Pictures (Eden), Leviathan—an anime adaptation of the alternate history World War I novel trilogy written by Scott Westerfeld and illustrated ...
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Arcanadea TV Anime's Super Teaser Unveils Kaede Hondo as Lumitea

Hondo originally voices character in short video version of franchise's 4-panel manga ― The staff for the television anime of Kotobukiya's Arcanadea bishōjo plastic model series started streaming the anime's earrly "super teaser promotional video" on Tuesday. The video announces that Kaede Hondo will continue to voice the character Lumitea in the anime. Hondo voices the character in the short video v...

Comic Writer, Editor Jim Shooter Dies at 73

DC writer, Marvel editor-in-chief, Transformers' original story writer died due to esophageal cancer ― American comic book writer Mark Waid announced on his official Facebook account that comic writer, editor, and publisher Jim Shooter died on Monday due to esophageal cancer. He was 73. Shooter was born on September 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began his career writing for DC Comics in 1...
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Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime Delayed to January 2026

Anime originally slated for October premiere ― Kadokawa announced on Tuesday that the television anime of Rocket Shokai's Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 (Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku) light novel series will be delayed to January 2026, and will have a 60-minute special as its first episode. The anime will also hold a special livestream t...
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Schoolgirl Strikers 2 Game Ends Service in September After 7 Years

Original Schoolgirl Strikers game launched in April 2014, inspired 2017 TV anime ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Square Enix's Schoolgirl Strikers smartphone game announced on Friday that the game will end service on September 29. The game halted sales of the premium Stellar Coin currency at the time of the announcement, but users may continue to use coins in their possession until th...
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DMM Games, KMS Games Confirm New Muv-Luv Girls Garden Game in Teaser

Game's pre-registration starts on July 1 ― DMM Games and KMS Games confirmed the Muv-Luv Girls Garden title of their new "super-classic-style school x bishōjo (beautiful girl) story x battle" game in a teaser promotional video, and opened the game's pre-registration on Tuesday. EXNOA and KMS are handling the new game's distribution and development, Hayato Tashiro is in charge of its world building, H...
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Pony Canyon Enters Business Partnership With TriF Studio

TriF Studio collaborated with Pony Canyon on Mecha-Ude TV anime ― The entertainment company Pony Canyon announced on Tuesday that it is entering a formalized business partnership with the animation studio TriF Studio. With the business partnership, Pony Canyon intends to further its relationship with TriF Studio, and invest in the future and creative potential of TriF Studio by strengthening the stud...

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The Dangers in My Heart Compilation Film's Teaser Reveals February 2026 Opening

The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie will have sneak peek at Anime Expo panel on July 4 ― TV Asahi unveiled a new visual and teaser trailer for the compilation film of the television anime of Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) manga on Tuesday. The teaser reveals the film's title as The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie, as well as its February 13, 2026 opening date in...
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Haibara's Teenage New Game+ Novels Have Anime in the Works

Series inspired vertical comic adaptation June 2023 ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Hobby Japan's HJ Bunko imprint announced on Tuesday that Kazuki Amamiya's Haibara's Teenage New Game+ (Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game) light novel series has an anime adaptation in the works. J-Novel Club publishes the series in English and describes the story: We all have embarrassing memor...
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Eleceed Webtoon Gets TV Anime in 2026 at DandeLion Animation Studio

Honey Lemon Soda's Hiroshi Nishikiori directs anime; anime will have panel at AX on July 6 ― Amuse Creative Studio announced on Tuesday that the webtoon series ELECEED is getting a television anime adaptation in 2026. Author Jeho Son (Noblesse) and artist ZHENA shared a congratulatory message and illustration, respectively. Son stated: It feels like a dream to finally share the news that ELECEED is g...
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New Live-Action Street Fighter Film Casts Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson as Balrog

Rapper joins Callina Liang, Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, Roman Reigns, Orville Peck The Hollywood Reporter wrote on Thursday that Legendary Entertainment's planned live-action film adaptation of CAPCOM's Street Fighter fighting game series has cast rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson as disgraced boxer Balrog. He is reportedly training to perform his own stunts. Deadline previously reported...
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RetroCrush Acquires Streaming Rights for Rinkai! Anime, Adds Terror in Resonance, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 available for streaming now ― Cineverse's RetroCrush streaming service announced in the last week it has acquired exclusive streaming rights to the Rinkai! project's anime series. The service will begin streaming the anime in fall. The service also added the Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 anime on Friday and will add the Terror in Resonance anime in the future. Rinkai! premiered on April 9 o...
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Boys-Love Light Anime Label Balloon Launches with TV Anime in 2026

Label to adapt Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! isekai story ― Publishing and anime production company Imagica Infos announced on Sunday it has joined with Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), Cybird, and Blue Rights to form the boys love label Balloon. The label's first project is a "light anime" adaptation of Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! (In Order to ...
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Kotoyama Launches New Short Series for Call of the Night Manga

Yofukashi no Uta -Rakuen-hen- launches July 2 ― This year's 30th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on June 25 that Kotoyama will launch a short manga series with a new story for the Call of the Night (Yofukashi no Uta) manga, titled Yofukashi no Uta -Rakuen-hen- (Call of the Night -Paradise Arc-), in the magazine's next issue on July 2. Viz Media licensed the Call of the Ni...
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Morihiro Hayashi's Star of Beethoven Manga Ends

Manga about young piano prodigy with Beethoven as mentor launched on February 10 ― This year's 31st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Morihiro Hayashi's Star of Beethoven (B no Seisen) manga, on Monday. VIZ Media and Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publish the manga in English digitally. MANGA Plus describes the story: The door of fate now opens... Piano pro...
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'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's Video Reveals Hana Hishikawa as Lara

New visual, character visual for Lara also unveiled ― Kadokawa unveiled a new teaser visual and promotional video for the Goodbye, Lara (Sayonara Lara) original anime on Tuesday. The video reveals that Hana Hishikawa will play the titular character Lara and the series will air in 2026. Kadokawa also unveiled a visual of Lara (seen below). Goodbye, Lara tells a tale similar to Hans Christian Andersen'...

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2026

Crunchyroll to stream series worldwide excluding Asia ― Toho Animation announced on Monday the television anime of Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court's My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals) manga will get a second season in 2026. The company made the announcement following the airing of the final episode of season 1. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide out...
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Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Remake Game Previews Olivier in Videos

Game launches worldwide September 19 for Switch, PS5, PC via Steam. ― GungHo Online Entertainment and Nihon Falcom started streaming trailers for the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (Sora no Kiseki the 1st) game, the remake of the original The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky game, previewing the English and Japanese voice lines for Olivier last Friday. English Olivier Trailer Japanese Olivier Trail...
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BLACK BLOOD Manga Review

If you are or have ever been a connoisseur of the clang-clang, rest assured that Kuku gets it, and has provided a book that delivers. ― The surface-level selling points of a story can often be all it needs. The premise of Hayate Kuku's BLACK BLOOD certainly lends itself to the potential of denser themes: the nature of the human soul, the validity of suppressed and manipulated emotions that make peopl...
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To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 13

There are things Loli could do to make herself less stereotypically cute, but she doesn't want to compromise herself to become a hero.
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Best New K-Comics to Read in June

Horror, self-aware isekai, and of course, romance - it's all here in our June K-Comics roundup. Come find your next read! ― June is traditionally the month of blushing brides, but that's not the case in the webtoon sphere – for some reason, there's a plethora of divorce comics premiering! Aiming for the Alimony, The Dukedom's Men Interfere with the Divorce, Leave Your Divorce to a Professional Lawyer...
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Summer Pockets #13 [rate]
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Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE

Please, Yostar Pictures, just let this show die. I'll read the manga, I promise. You don't need to hold Fighter D and his friends hostage anymore.
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The Great Dr. STONE Battle Craft X Giveaway Week 5

It's week 5 of 6 in our Dr. STONE Battle Craft Giveaway! We're still giving away $2000 of awesome Dr. STONE merchandise to people who enter! ― Dr. STONE Needs you! We are calling on all Dr. STONE fans to mobilize and support the official Dr. STONE Battlecraft X account (@dsbc_staff_en). 18 people who heed this call to arms will be rewarded with their choice of one US$100 prize package from the list b...
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Experience Live Boxing Action at Hajime no Ippo's 1st 'Dynamite Glove' Event on November 18

7 live boxing matches to take place at manga's real-life boxing venue Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with appearance by Joji Morikawa ― You have read the manga, watched the anime, and this year, fans can get a chance to experience the world of Joji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga through a live boxing event titled "Dynamite Glove 2025," on November 18 at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall — the real-life venue where many...
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Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ SERIES FINALE

In a show full of mysteries (the most important of which have all been – mostly – satisfyingly resolved), the most enduring mystery is Kujirai B herself.
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Lazarus ‒ SERIES FINALE

I doubt it will take very much time before the entire world agrees to collectively shrug its shoulders and pretend that this misbegotten anime never existed in the first place.
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Webtoon Partners with Saturday AM Brand to Publish Comic Series in Vertical-Scroll Format This Fall

1st wave of vertically reformatted titles to include Clock Striker, Apple Black, Hammer ― WEBTOON Entertainment announced on Wednesday a new partnership with Saturday AM, the inclusive comics brand known for championing BIPOC creators. The collaboration will bring a slate of Saturday AM's top series to WEBTOON's English-language platform beginning this fall. The first wave of vertically reformatted ...
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The Prince of Tennis II: RisingBeat Smartphone Game Ends Service in Japan on August 31

Rhythm action game launched in Japan in 2017 ― The official Japanese website for The Prince of Tennis II: RisingBeat (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama Rising Beat) smartphone game announced on Monday that the game will end service on August 31 at 3:00 p.m. JST. As of Monday, purchase of the game's in-app currency "Paid Beat Stones" and "TeniRabi Fan Club" has ended. Players with unused Paid Beat Stones will b...
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Twin Engine, Straight Edge's 'Anime de Sekai e' Literary Contest Announces Winners

Puri's [Watashi no Ofuru de Waruin dakedo] to Okaa-sama (Heroine) ni Torimaki o Oshitsukerare, Totsuida Henkyō demo Yome Atsukai Saremasen ga, Okage de Jiyū ni Ikiraremasu! story wins grand prize ― Twin Engine and Straight Edge's "Anime de Sekai e! Shōsetsu Taishō" (literally: Anime to the World! Novel Prize, titled "Aniseka Novel Award" for short) literary award announced its winners on Monday. Puri...
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Given The Movie: To the Sea Anime Streams on Crunchyroll

2nd of 2 franchise sequel films streams in N. America, Central America, S. America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, Middle East, CIS ― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has added Eiga Given: Umi e (Given The Movie: To the Sea), the second film in the two-part sequel anime film project based on Natsuki Kizu's Given manga. The anime is streaming in North America, Central America, South America, Europe...
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K Manga Adds Solo Camping for Two, Dekin no Mogura in English

Both manga have TV anime adaptations premiering in July ― Kodansha USA's K MANGA subscription service announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday and Thursday that it has added Yūdai Debata's Solo Camping for Two (Futari Solo Camp) manga and Natsumi Eguchi's Dekin no Mogura (The Banned Mole, or The Banned Mogura) manga in English. Debata launched the Solo Camping for Two manga in Kodansha's Evenin...
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Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible's Nene Yukimori Launches New Manga on July 3

Yukimori to launch Osananananajimi manga about close childhood friends who grew apart in high school ― This year's 30th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that manga author Nene Yukimori (Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible) will launch a new manga titled Osananananajimi in the magazine's next issue on July 3. The new manga's story centers on childhood friends Yūichi Momo...

The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen Anime Gets 2nd Season

1st season aired in July 2023 ― The official website for the television anime of Tenichi and Suzunosuke's The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu.) light novel series announced on Monday that the anime will have a second season. Suzunosuke drew the below illustration to celebrate the announcement....
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Lazarus #13 [rate]
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Once Upon a Witch's Death Anime Series Review

This story about an improbably cheerful witch under a deadly curse is hampered by dull early episodes and a cliffhanger which may not be resolved, but it's still enjoyable and worthwhile. ― In Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service, the plucky title witch no sooner turned thirteen than she left home to make a living in a faraway town. Kiki, though, had it easy compared to Meg Raspberry, the heroine...
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One Piece #1134 [rate]
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend ‒ Episode 13

While I'm not excited to return to monster of the week shenanigans, this is a good example of that formula firing on all cylinders.
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Go! Go! Loser Ranger! #24 [rate]
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Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc ‒ SEASON FINALE

Nothing says “I’m a demon masquerading as a butler” like those torture devices he crams in Sieglinde and Wolfram’s mouths.
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Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 13

There are only ten more chapters in Anne of Avonlea, and I don’t expect Anne Shirley to take more than two episodes to wrap it up.
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Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra Anime Unveils 2nd Promo Video, Additional Cast

Akira Sekine joins cast of July 6 anime ― Happinet revealed the second promotional video and additional cast for the television anime of Fehu Kazuno's Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin (Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku) isekai fantasy light novel on Sunday. The video previews the ending theme song "more than W" by ...
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The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episode 47

Loulan always knew it had to end this way.
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Roll Over and Die TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Key Visual

Ayaka Nanase plays Flum Apricot in anime premiering in 2026 ― The staff of the television anime based on writer kiki and illustrator Kinta's ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (“Omae Gotoki ga Maō ni Kateru to Omou na” to Yūsha Party o Tsuihō Sareta node, Ōto de Kimama ni Kurashitai) light novel series revealed the anime's promotional video, cast, and ...
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SHIROHIYO - Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble #12 [rate]
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Hotel Inhumans Anime Casts Kōki Uchiyama

Uchiyama plays an assassin in episode 1 on July 6 ― The official website for the television anime of Ao Tajima's Hotel Inhumans manga unveiled on Sunday the episode visual, teaser promotional video, and cast member for the anime's upcoming first episode titled "Sister Sister." 🛎request「シスター・シスター」特報PV🛎request「シスター・シスター」特報PVを公開しました!二人のコンシェルジュと、シャオとの一期一の物語をぜひお楽しみください🖊◆YouTubehttps://t.co/IM7cfsajNH#ホテル・...
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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Anime's New Teaser Confirms 2nd Part's October Debut

Anime's 1st part premiered on April 6 ― The television anime of Taiyo Kuzumi's Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray manga, based on Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, ended its 13th episode on Sunday with a teaser promotional video for the anime's second cours (quarter of a year). The teaser confirms the second part's October premiere. The anime premiered on April 6 on TBS and 27 of its affiliates an...
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My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 Anime Reveals Main Trailer Video, 2 New Cast

Ayumu Murase, Shōhei Komatsu join cast ― The official website for the second anime season based on Shinichi Fukuda's My Dress-Up Darling (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru) manga revealed the new season's main visual and promotional video, and two new cast members on Sunday. The video previews the opening theme song "Ao to Kirameki" by Spira Spica, and the ending theme song "Kawaii Kaiwai" by PiKi. The...
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